In an earlier blog, I talked about spontaneous compassion – a concept where a person acts on the impulse of contacting someone they think about. It happened to me soon after when a friend from […]
Tag: hip-hop
Apathy Searches For Tranquil Waters ‘Where The River Meets The Sea’
Apathy puts the past and the future in his sights as he contemplates the present for his latest album. A voicemail from his father who died shortly before recording and more from his friends introduce […]
Czarface Gives MF Doom A Hero’s Ending With ‘Super What’
Crossovers in comic books are always a big deal. I actually own a copy of “Archie Meet The Punisher.” I was always more of a fan of the team-ups, like when the Harlem Globetrotters would […]
The Alchemist Steps Into The Spotlight For ‘This Thing Of Ours’
The Alchemist is a mysterious figure. He appears on tracks that I love and sprinkles his magic before disappearing back into the ether. From his work with Eminem to Action Bronson and beyond, The Alchemist […]
‘Bushido’ Is A Cutting Compilation By Mello Music Group
I thrive on collaboration. There are times when I long for the days of sitting in a buzzing newsroom with phones ringing and exciting energy. The next closet thing in the meta world is probably […]
Action Bronson Reaches New Heights On ‘Only For Dolphins’
Action Bronson is my spirit animal. The Albanian-American born Ariyan Arslani in Flushing, Queens, New York City is only a couple years my senior but seems to have created a new class of fun uncommon […]
Mike Skinner Returns To The Streets For ‘None Of Us Are Getting Out Of This Life Alive’
Everything seems to come full circle, doesn’t it? That’s what recently happened with one of my favorite artists – Mike Skinner from The Streets. During my college years, I would make weekly treks to New […]
Run The Jewels Combine Classic Strength And Style On ‘RTJ4’
The 1987 Buick Grand National was a badass car. I was obsessed with it when I was in high school. My first car was a 1990 Buick Regal coupe, which was my grandmother’s car, and […]
The Weeknd Takes Listeners On A Sojourn Into A Sinful Soul
“When the music’s over, turn out the lights.” – Jim Morrison of The Doors, “When The Music’s Over” “We can’t stop here, this is bat country.” – Hunter S. Thompson, “Fear and Loathing in Las […]
Jay Electronica Delivers A Deeply Devoted Debut Album
Can you imaging waiting more than a decade to release your debut album and then a global pandemic basically shuts down all the promotion you had planned? That’s exactly what happened to Jay Electronica. The […]